Those didn’t exist in 71. Trust me they stuffed big blocks in ‘em. Epic Vega/Pinto wars. My oldest brother within months actually bought a brand new Vega GT.
I’ll never forget my cousin bought a brand new 1971 Ford Pinto 2.3 and brought it over to our house bragging about it. My father was kinda laughing at it, so my cousin challenged my father to a race. So, me and a few of my brothers jumped in Dad’s 1967 Pontiac Catalina Wagon with a 389. The...
I still think for added new cost, all your time and effort will be less than that swap. Maintaining drum brakes isn’t that hard and for ease of swapping in new rear pads, honestly, how often is that needed? But, you have at it, definitely your call. :patriot:
If wheel hubs are bad, I’d replace. So all new ball joints, tie rods, sleeves, sway bar links, pitman, idler, idler bracket…? Couple hundred more, maybe less you’d have new rotors, calipers and pads.
You should keep this all in your build thread.
https://www.gmt400.com/threads/98-z71-silverado-beginner-build-introduction.63886/page-3
How many miles on truck, what steering parts are being replaced?
What’s better? Are you talking about the rotors or wheel hub bearings? I don’t know how much you want or can invest in your truck. Just saying, while you have it all disassembled, fix what needs to be fixed…if you can. Time is money and reassembling with old worn parts is a waste of time. IMO